Education

  • University of California, San Diego, B.S., 2010, Biochemistry and Cell Biology
  • University of Iowa, M.D., 2015, Medicine
  • UC San Diego Health System, Residency, 2022, General Surgery Residency
  • University of California, San Diego, M.A.S., 2019, Clinical Research
  • University of California, San Diego, Postdoctoral Training, 2019, Clinical Informatics
  • Washington University in St. Louis/Barnes-Jewish Health, Fellowship, 2023, Colorectal Surgery Fellowship
     

Selected Publications

  1. Fan A, Zhao B, Vu P, Abbadessa B, Lopez N, Eisenstein S, Ramamoorthy S, Liu S. Increased Pathologic Downstaging with Induction versus Consolidation Chemotherapy in Patients with Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Treated with Total Neoadjuvant Therapy-A National Cancer Database Analysis. View on PubMed
  2. Huang EY, Zhao B, Llaneras J, Liu S, Stringfield SB, Abbadessa B, Lopez NE, Ramamoorthy SL, Parry LA, Gosman AA, Dobke M, Eisenstein S. Autologous Fat Grafting: an Emerging Treatment Option for Complex Anal Fistulas. View on PubMed
  3. Rozich JJ, Zhao B, Luo J, Luo WY, Eisenstein S, Singh S, NSQIP-IBD Collaborative. Conventional Frailty Index Does Not Predict Risk of Postoperative Complications in Patients With IBD: A Multicenter Cohort Study. View on PubMed
  4. Lee KC, Zhao B, Pianka K, Liu S, Eisenstein S, Ramamoorthy S, Lopez NE. Current trends in nonoperative management for rectal adenocarcinoma: An unequal playing field? View on PubMed
  5. Pianka K, Zhao B, Lee K, Liu S, Eisenstein S, Ramamoorthy S, Lopez N. Factors associated with refusing surgery versus planned nonoperative management for rectal cancer. View on PubMed
  6. Douglas SR, Lizarraga IM, Boughey JC, Weiss A, Hunt KK, Dickson-Witmer D, Subhedar PD, Park KU, Zhao B, Blair SL. National Cancer Database trends in surgical resection of the breast primary for stage IV breast cancer. View on PubMed
  7. Mou Z, Chau H, Kalavacherla S, Radgoudarzi N, Soliman SI, Zhao B, Mekeel K. Tailored order set in the electronic health record decreases postoperative opioid prescriptions. View on PubMed
  8. Hollandsworth HM, Li K, Zhao B, Abbadessa B, Lopez NE, Parry L, Ramamoorthy S, Eisenstein S. Robotic left-stapled total intracorporeal bowel anastomosis versus stapled partial extracorporeal anastomosis: operative technical description and outcomes. View on PubMed
  9. Sharma AK, de la Torre J, IJzerman NS, Sutton TL, Zhao B, Khan TM, Banerjee S, Cui C, Nguyen V, Alkhuziem M, Snaebjornsson P, van Boven H, Bruining A, Tang CM, Yoon H, De la Fuente A, Kato S, Patel H, Heinrich MC, Corless CL, Horgan S, Burgoyne AM, Fanta P, Mesirov JP, Blakely AM, Davis JL, Mayo SC, van Houdt WJ, Steeghs N, Sicklick JK. Location of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST) in the Stomach Predicts Tumor Mutation Profile and Drug Sensitivity. View on PubMed
  10. Banerjee S, Zhao B, Sicklick JK, Aslam S, Burgoyne AM, Kelly KJ. Commission on Cancer Facility Type is Associated with Overall Survival in Patients with Gastric Adenocarcinoma in the United States. View on PubMed
  11. Zhao B, Roper MT, Klaristenfeld DD, Tomassi MJ. Evaluation of a progressive algorithmic approach for the treatment of unresectable colon polyps using colon conservation techniques. View on PubMed
  12. Broderick RC, Lee AM, Cheverie JN, Zhao B, Blitzer RR, Patel RJ, Soltero S, Sandler BJ, Jacobsen GR, Doucet JJ, Horgan S. Fluorescent cholangiography significantly improves patient outcomes for laparoscopic cholecystectomy. View on PubMed
  13. Broderick RC, Lee AM, Blitzer RR, Zhao B, Lam J, Cheverie JN, Sandler BJ, Jacobsen GR, Onaitis MW, Kelly KJ, Bouvet M, Horgan S. It's not always too late: a case for minimally invasive salvage esophagectomy. View on PubMed
  14. Hollandsworth HM, Stringfield S, Klepper K, Zhao B, Abbadessa B, Lopez NE, Parry L, Ramamoorthy S, Eisenstein S. Multiquadrant surgery in the robotic era: a technical description and outcomes for da Vinci Xi robotic subtotal colectomy and total proctocolectomy. View on PubMed
  15. Banerjee S, Kumar A, Lopez N, Zhao B, Tang CM, Yebra M, Yoon H, Murphy JD, Sicklick JK. Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Genetic Testing and Tailored First-Line Therapy for Patients With Metastatic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors. View on PubMed
  16. Zhao B, Hollandsworth HM, Lopez NE, Parry LA, Abbadessa B, Cosman BC, Ramamoorthy SL, Eisenstein S. Local excision versus radical resection in patients with rectal neuroendocrine tumours: a propensity score match analysis. View on PubMed
  17. Raoof M, Jutric Z, Haye S, Ituarte PHG, Zhao B, Singh G, Melstrom L, Warner SG, Clary B, Fong Y. Systematic failure to operate on colorectal cancer liver metastases in California. View on PubMed
  18. Zhao B, Lam J, Lee AM, El-Kareh RE, Jacobsen GR. Using a Location-Sensing Time-Keeping App to Help Track Resident Work Hours. View on PubMed
  19. Zhao B, Hollandsworth HM, Lopez NE, Parry LA, Abbadessa B, Cosman BC, Ramamoorthy SL, Eisenstein S. Outcomes for a Large Cohort of Patients with Rectal Neuroendocrine Tumors: an Analysis of the National Cancer Database. View on PubMed
  20. Zhao B, Lopez NE, Eisenstein S, Schnickel GT, Sicklick JK, Ramamoorthy SL, Clary BM. Synchronous metastatic colon cancer and the importance of primary tumor laterality - A National Cancer Database analysis of right- versus left-sided colon cancer. View on PubMed

Go to UCSF Profiles, powered by CTSI